Generic
"The distinction between the comrade and the friend also points to an inhuman dimension of the comrade: Comradeship has nothing to do with the person or personality in its specificity; it’s generic. Comradeship abstracts from the specifics of individual lives to consider how these specifics might contribute to collective goals." (Jodi Dean, Comrade)
What does "generic" mean here exactly?
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alibey1917 What does "generic" mean here exactly? It is the opposite of "specific". Every comrade is the same, and they have nothing about them that distinguishes them.
- alibey1917 What does "generic" mean here exactly?
- It is the opposite of "specific".
- Every comrade is the same, and they have nothing about them that distinguishes them.
- As long as the person subscribes to whatever philosophy makes them your comrade, that is all that is needed.
- Old, young, sweet, nasty, male, female—it's all the same.
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alibey1917What does "generic" mean here exactly?
It is the opposite of "specific". Every comrade is the same, and they have nothing about them that distinguishes them. As long as the person subscribes to whatever philosophy makes them your comrade, that is all that is needed. Old, young, sweet, nasty, male, female—it's all the same.
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